Firm stroking of human skin leads to vasodilatation possibly due to the release of substance P

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 138-144

  Morhenn, Vera B ^a  

^a California Skin Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Human skin; Massaging; Nitric oxide; Substance P

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CAPSAICIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; SUBSTANCE P;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASSAGE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MICROCIRCULATION; SKIN; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTANCE P; TEMPERATURE; VASODILATION;

EID: 0033991835     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0923-1811(99)00059-6     Document Type: Article

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